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Four Eight Wineworks & Made In Clarkdale Host Verde Valley Wine Festival May 7

Four Eight Wineworks & Made In Clarkdale Host Verde Valley Wine Festival May 7

May 5, 20162 min read
What
Verde Valley Wine Festival
When
Noon – 4 p.m. Sat., May 7
Where
Clarkdale Town Park
1001 Main St
Clarkdale, AZ 86324
More Info
verdevalleywinefestival.com/

This Saturday, May 7, Four Eight Wineworks and non-profit organization Made In Clarkdale will host the Verde Valley Wine Festival, featuring 36 different food vendors and distilleries from Arizona.

The event takes place from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Clarkdale, Arizona, three hours north of Tucson.

“We are very privileged to have so many boutique wineries here in Arizona that we can present an all-Arizona wine festival,” said Four Eight Wineworks Tasting Room Manager David Baird.

“I want to bring the culture that Arizona has to offer in its wine craft to Clarkdale and the Verde Valley. This is an opportunity to get locals to come out and see what the rest of the state has to offer. It’s the locals who take care of us and now it’s our turn to take care of our locals.”

The following distilleries and food vendors can be found at the festival:

  • Boat House Bar & Grill
  • Bodega Pierce
  • Borderlands Brewing Company
  • Burning Tree Cellars
  • Caduceus Cellars
  • Callaghan Vineyards
  • Charlotte’s Gourmet Fudge
  • Chateau Tumbleweed
  • Chilttepica Salsa
  • D.A. Ranch
  • Dos Cabezas Wineworks
  • Espresso Italia
  • Fire Mountain Wines
  • Four Eight Wineworks
  • Grand Canyon Wine Co.
  • Historic Brewing Company
  • J Wine Bistro
  • LDV Winery
  • Main Stage
  • Nate’s Cowboy Cafe
  • O.H.S.O. Brewery
  • Passion Cellars
  • Pillsbury Wine Company
  • [POPPED] Artisan Popcorn
  • Randal’s Cafe
  • ReJuiceAZ
  • Roger Clyne Mexican Moonshine
  • Rune Wines
  • Saeculum Cellars
  • Sand-Reckoner Vineyards
  • Southwest Wine Center
  • THAT Brewery
  • Three Wells Distilling Co.
  • Uncle Bear’s Brewery
  • Verde Valley Olive Oil Traders
  • The Village Grind

The festival will also feature live jazz music, a silent auction with baskets of gift cards, wine, gourmet food, and art from Verde Valley businesses, twelve artists featuring jewelry, ceramics, paintings, and photography, and Mother’s Day specials including “Mom Swag Bags” filled with health and beauty products.

General admission tickets are $25 and include entry to the festival, a wine glass, ten libation tickets, and unlimited food samples.

VIP tickets are $100 and include the general admission perks, a shirt, custom wine glass and wine key, exclusive food and wine samples, twelve libation tickets, and access to the VIP Lounge featuring guest speakers.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit verdevalleywinefestival.com.

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Gloria Knott

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Gloria Knott was Tucson Foodie's 2016 journalism and social media intern. In October 2025, she founded Tucson Love Letter, a community-first publication that helps you explore the magic of Tucson.

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